By USDA Newswire | Aug 13, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 12, 2022 - “I want to thank Speaker Pelosi for leading the House in quick passage of the historic Inflation Reduction Act, putting rural America over special interests, and delivering a historic bill to President Biden’s desk.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 13, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott submitted the following statement for the record on H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 13, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 12, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it is awarding $197 million for 41 locally led conservation projects through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). RCPP is a partner-driven program that leverages partner resources to advance innovative projects that address climate change, enhance water quality, and address other critical challenges on agricultural land.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Nevada under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). Through LFPA, the Nevada Department of Agriculture seeks to purchase and distribute locally grown, produced, and processed food from underserved producers.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Virginia under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). Through LFPA, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) seeks to purchase and distribute locally grown, produced, and processed food from underserved producers.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Montana under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). Through LFPA, the Montana Department of Agriculture seeks to purchase and distribute locally grown, produced, and processed food from underserved producers.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on two produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Miami Growers Inc. satisfied a $6,960 reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Walker River Paiute Tribe under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). This is the first LFPA cooperative agreement between USDA and a tribal government. Additional agreements with tribal governments will follow in the coming weeks.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Washington - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) previewed the Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards (OLPS) proposed rule in the Federal Register. With this publication, USDA proposes requirements for organic poultry and livestock living conditions, care, transport, and slaughter.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
Release: Among the many consequences of Russias attack on Ukraine is an increased risk to animal health and food safety due to weakened monitoring, testing, and control systems. In response, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Foreign Agricultural Service is offering a grant opportunity to provide technical assistance...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) negotiated an administrative Consent Decision and Order with Stephen Smeal and Mendy Smeal, a Texas partnership doing business as Fatted Calf Cattle Farms #6 (Fatted Calf Cattle), on June 17, 2022, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Washington - Today, during a visit to the Yolo County Food Bank in Woodland, Calif., Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has signed a cooperative agreement with California under the Local Food Purchase Assistance...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a Decision and Order Without Hearing by Reason of Default against Ruben Saavedra, Sr. (Saavedra) of Albuquerque, N.M., on June 21, 2022, for violation of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Investments Include $32 Million to Help More Than 1 Million People in Socially Vulnerable Communities
By USDA Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Pennsylvania under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). Through LFPA, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture seeks to purchase and distribute locally grown, produced, and processed food from underserved producers.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Idaho under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). Through LFPA, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW) seeks to purchase and distribute locally grown, produced, and processed food from underserved producers.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
The House section of the Congressional Record published “HELP FEED OUR KIDS” on June 15.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Delaware under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). Through LFPA, the Delaware Department of Agriculture will work...
